Teacher, writer, and explorer of this wonderfully whacky world.

2013 was the summer of England and France. My husband, Brent, and I hit seven cities in three weeks, taking in a mix of city and country. This is part of a series of blog posts recounting our adventures over…

It was an “I’ve never…” I’d never thought of. You know, that game, where you, erm, hydrate with “I’ve never…” every statement that you’ve actually done. “I’ve never been to Europe.” Well, I have. Sip. “I’ve never danced on a…

There was a time that I would have just yelled in the dog’s ear, squatted down in a super attractive way, toweling mud off her paws. Years ago, I would have cursed the surprise pain in my knee – loudly,…